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Las Vegas Lawyer Back in Court for $460M Ponzi Scheme Indictment
A Las Vegas attorney is headed to court on Friday after recent charges for allegedly operating a $460M Ponzi scheme. Matthew Beasley, 50, was indicted by a federal grand jury on Wednesday on five counts of wire fraud and three counts of...
British Millionaire Sues Star Sports Sportsbook for Not Controlling His Betting Urges
Scott O'Brien, a wealthy entrepreneur in the UK, is taking legal action against a high-end sportsbook because he wasn't able to control himself. He alleges that Star Sports failed to safeguard him from his own compulsive gambling behavior, even though he knew...
Stats Perform Faces Lawsuit for Allegedly Poaching Exclusive Soccer Data
Stats Perform may be holding a grudge after losing a lucrative soccer data rights deal to IMG Arena two years ago. It faces a lawsuit from its rival that accuses it of illegally poaching data on European soccer leagues that it shouldn't...
Soccer’s Neymar Reportedly Loses $1M Gambling Online, Goes Ballistic
Streaming platform Twitch has tried to separate itself from gambling content in order to appease some of its more lucrative creators. However, a new clip from soccer star Neymar during a recent gambling session he was enjoying until suffering a seven-figure loss...
Kentucky Sports Betting Bill ‘Close’ to Passing with One Day Left in Session
Wednesday’s Kentucky General Assembly session ended without the Senate bringing up the sports betting bill, which means supporters will have just one day left – Thursday – to make the Bluegrass State the 37th to legalize the gaming product. Rumors swirled around...
Houston Astros Seek Rare Back-to-Back World Series Championships
After a long winter without baseball, spring training is over and Opening Day is upon us. The Houston Astros are the betting favorite to win the World Series in consecutive seasons at +600 odds. But the Astros are fighting against an MLB...
Saipan Takes Huge Step Toward Ousting Casino Operator Imperial Pacific International
The Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) government is finally realizing what most of the gaming industry already knew. Imperial Pacific International (IPI), which still maintains casino exclusivity in Saipan through the defunct Imperial Palace, isn't an honorable member of the industry....
Can US Sportsbooks Learn from UK Operators’ Mistakes? – Opinion
One day after the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) announced a record penalty against William Hill, the details behind what led to it still seem incredible. In case you missed it, on Tuesday, the regulatory agency fined the bookmaker a total of £19.2...
Las Vegas Crime Roundup: Platinum Hotel Teenage Murder Victim Identified
The teenager who was shot and killed on Saturday night at Las Vegas’ Platinum Hotel and Spa was identified as a local high school football player. The victim is Omarion Marques Wilson, 17, of North Las Vegas, according to the Clark County...
Kentucky Skill Games Proponents File Lawsuit to Block Impending Ban
Kentucky’s new law banning gray games, also known as skill machines, will face a legal challenge. Late Tuesday, Pace-O-Matic Chief Public Affairs Officer Michael Barley said in a statement that the Georgia-based game maker was part of a contingent that filed the...
